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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700K outperforms the cheaper Celeron G540 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G540 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-9700K is 2602 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G540.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700K
- Performs up to 18% better in Ready or Not than Celeron G540 - 274 vs 232 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G540 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G540
- Up to 92% cheaper than Core i7-9700K - $19.25 vs $249.0
- Up to 91% better value when playing Ready or Not than Core i7-9700K - $0.08 vs $0.91 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
FPS
232
84%
Value, $/FPS
$0.08/FPS
100%
Price, $
$19.25
100%
Value Winner
Intel Celeron G540 CPU Used 2-Core 2-Thread Desktop Processor 2.5 GHz 2M 65W LGA1155
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9700K | vs | Intel Celeron G540 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 4th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Celeron |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-9700K or Celeron G540
Ready or Not, 1920 x 1080, Epic
116 FPS
$12.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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124 FPS
$31.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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143 FPS
$18.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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76 FPS
$12.36/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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76 FPS
$12.49/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
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76 FPS
$13.01/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$989
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116 FPS
$23.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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